Pinellas County Sheriff talks juvenile detention, property taxes and more
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri spoke to the Florida Association of Counties about a myriad of topics. The post Pinellas County Sheriff talks juvenile detention, property taxes and more appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .
Missing Holiday Teen Located Safe, Pasco County Deputies Say
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Daniel Outlaw has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL REPORT: The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old who was reported missing on Thursday. Deputies are currently searching for Daniel...
Trial date set for student whose baby was found dead in UTampa trash can
A trial date has been set for the mother of a baby found dead on the University of Tampa campus last year.
Hate Crime Charges Filed In Florida Against Texas, Oklahoma Men Following USF Muslim Prayer...
TAMPA, Fla. – Two men with no affiliation to the University of South Florida (USF) are facing felony charges after a video circulating on social media showed a group interrupting a Muslim student prayer circle inside a campus parking garage. Detectives with the USF Police Department (USFPD) announced they...
Tropicana Field Stadium roof completed ahead of schedule
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropicana Field’s new roof installation has been completed, the city of St. Petersburg announced. The installation of the final roof panel on the stadium was completed ahead of schedule. “I want to thank our City team and our contractors for their diligent work in getting the roof...
‘I just tapped his leg’: St. Pete man accused of breaking toddler’s leg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg man was arrested Thursday after police said he broke the leg of the 2-year-old boy he was caring for. According to police, 29-year-old James Richardson and several of his adult roommates said Richardson put the toddler to bed around 7 p.m. Tuesday and returned to the room...
Variety of drugs, weapons found inside apartment during search: HCSO
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Narcotics and weapons were seized after deputies suspected narcotics activity inside the apartment. On Nov. 14, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at an apartment on Belmere Parkway, which is within 1,000 feet of Ben Hill Middle School. While searching the...
Man Accused of Taking “Nuisance” Dogs, Including Victim’s Service Animal to Pinellas County Animal...
A man was arrested on Thursday, November 20, 2025, after deputies say he removed two dogs from a woman’s residence and attempted to surrender them to county animal services as stray animals. According to an affidavit from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old David Michael Orrico observed two dogs...
St. Pete’s first niche fragrance shop, Super Memory, opens this weekend
Super Memory, St. Petersburg first niche fragrance shop, opens Nov. 22, 2025. The post St. Pete’s first niche fragrance shop, Super Memory, opens this weekend appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office accused of double standard after September scuffle
As crowds looked on from a line waiting outside the Good Night John Boy nightclub in downtown St. Petersburg, bouncers of the bar had a man with a bloody face pinned to the concrete. The man had tried to cut in front of others to get back into the 1970s-themed club, known for a large disco ball that hangs above the...
